Homemade Beef Jerky

Alright, so this is a very simple thing to do provided one thing. You must have a food dehydrator. I got mine at Cabella's I believe. Chances are I'll put more food dehydrating things up here in the future as they are simple and tasty.

Ingredients:
2 lbs Stir Fry Beef
1 package McCormick Grill Mates Zesty Herb Marinade
1 package McCormick Grill Mates Spiced Brandy & Herb Marinade
Vegetable Oil
White Vinegar
Water

I began this by getting the materials together.

I then followed the marinade instructions on the packages.

I mixed them up in Ziploc plastic bags and added the Stir Fry Beef.

After refrigerating overnight, I placed them on the food dehydrator's racks.

Seeing as though I was to be at work this past Friday when I decided to cook these, I used a timer. Just set the time and off to work I went. I had to do this because my workday is 8 hours long and this takes anywhere from 6 to 10 hours to dehydrate properly.

When I got home from work, they were done. So I took them out and put them on paper towels to blot away the leftover oils/grease. Enjoy.

Tangy BBQ Sauce

I meant to post this the other day, however time got away from me once again. I attempted to make my own BBQ sauce....I say it's a success.

Ingredients:
1.5 cup Ketchup
1.5 cup Red Wine Vinegar
0.5 cup Water
2 Tsp Spicy Brown Mustard
2 Tsp Ground Cumin
2 Tsp Ground Tumeric
1/4 cup Ground Black Pepper
2 pinches Oregano
2 pinches Sage
2 pinches Thyme
2 pinches Basil

Pretty much just get a mixing bowl and add the ingredients in starting from the top of the list. You can adjust the rest of it to your own tastes. Also, using a blender or food processor could help out.

Side Note: Potatoes are great with this BBQ sauce!